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Disney found a somewhat soft spot for children’s films in the 2011 schedule to slot “The Lion King 3D,” and they came away with a healthy #1 take this weekend. Assuming you’re okay with that being added to the film’s already impressive overall take from the summer of 1994, it leap-frogs “Finding Nemo” to become […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Lion’ roars at the top
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:21 am · September 18th, 2011
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Contagion’ finally stops ‘The Help,’ ‘Warrior’ stumbles in the first round
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:15 am · September 11th, 2011
I don’t pretend to be a box office expert, but I have to think five million for “Warrior” on opening weekend is a disaster for that film. What’s the ceiling when you start out there? It has to be low. Money was always going to be the difference for its Oscar chances. If it hit, […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘The Help’ makes it a three-peat
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:29 am · September 4th, 2011
Earlier in the week “The Help” crossed the $100 million dollar mark, but all eyes were on a potential third-straight weekend at the top of the box office chart. And, well, here we are. Bravo to Disney for finding a spread of time that could allow the film slide to this designation and surely become […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘The Help’ stays on top
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:16 am · August 28th, 2011
At the end of the day, “The Help” could potentially be the #1 film at the box office for three straight weeks, a feat no film — not even “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” — could manage in 2011. That’s plenty of fuel for the upcoming Best Picture push. And though it […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Help,’ I need some money, ‘Help,’ not just any money
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:16 am · August 21st, 2011
So, “The Help” took the top spot at the box office in a rather thin weekend for new releases. But it’s the hold that matters, and this one clearly has staying power. Combined with the impact it’s having with Academy types, that makes a contender, folks, and you’ll see the film, Davis, Spencer and the […]
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BOX OFFICE: Our ‘Help’ in ‘Apes’ Past
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:33 pm · August 14th, 2011
Okay, so now you know why I’m not usually charged with box-office pun duties. Come back to the five and dime, Chad Hartigan, Chad Hartigan, and so on. Still, it doesn’t take a prodigious number-cruncher — lucky, since I’m not one — to tell that this is quite a result for “The Help.” Even accounting […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Cowboys’ and ‘Smurfs’ photo finish
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:38 am · July 31st, 2011
After winning the day Friday, “The Smurfs” (which somehow has an audience) managed to dip down and line up neck and neck with the under-performing “Cowboys & Aliens.” Meanwhile, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is on course to be the fastest worldwide billion-dollar grosser, and is likely to take the domestic crown, […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘America,’ f*** yeah
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:22 pm · July 24th, 2011
So “Captain America: The First Avenger” managed to hold the Harry Potter buzz wave to one weekend crown by coming out on top this week. I think it’s a pretty solid number given the givens, but anyway, my eyes are on that #10 spot. Woody Allen’s locomotive keeps chugging along. (Courtesy: Box Office Mojo)
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Harry Potter’ and the Record-Breaking Hit
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:54 am · July 17th, 2011
We all saw this coming. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” the culmination of 10 years of filmmaking that racked up tons of dollars along the way, won the box office this weekend. Things started with the highest opening day gross of all time ($92 million, blasting away the record previously held by […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Horrible,’ ‘Zookeeper’ can’t stop ‘Transformers’
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:08 am · July 10th, 2011
Not much to say. “Super 8” had another good drop, while Woody Allen fell out of the top 10, but continues to chase himself (he’ll be on the heels of “Hannah and Her Sisters” next week). And finally something takes “The Hangover: Part II” off the top of the domestic chart this year. (Courtesy: Exhibitor […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Transformers’ way out in front
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:25 am · July 3rd, 2011
Yes, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” inevitably took the top spot this holiday weekend, but there is cause for serious sadness. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” crossed the billion dollar mark worldwide. I weep. But “Midnight in Paris” is just a few mil away from being Woody Allen’s highest grossing film ever, so […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Lantern’ lights the way
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:22 am · June 19th, 2011
I imagine $52 million for the “Green Lantern” start is lower than WB was hoping for out of a potential franchise-starter but solid enough given the critical thrashing (and seems about right for the film). I totally forgot “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” was coming out this weekend, and so did most others, it seems. “Midnight in […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Super’ start
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:58 pm · June 12th, 2011
It’s left to be seen whether “Super 8” has the legs a number of people certainly HOPE it has (and we’ll just take the studio’s word on that $50 million price tag). But this is a better start than most were expecting, and a big win for the film overall. (Courtesy: Exhibitor Relations)
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‘X’ marks the top spot
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:32 pm · June 5th, 2011
(I figure it’s time to start bringing these back in on Sundays.) I would have said it’ll be interesting to see if Paramount’s strategy of screening “Super 8” to the geek base and using favorable reviews to drive tracking will be enough to grab a top spot next week, but with a $56 million opening, […]
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BOX OFFICE: ‘King’s Speech’ holds on in the top 10…
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:05 am · February 27th, 2011
…and is poised to have a good night. (Courtesy: Exhibitor Relations)
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BOX OFFICE: ‘Swan,’ ‘Speech’ cross $100 million
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:36 am · February 20th, 2011
The headline says it all. The two films join “Toy Story 3,” “Inception” and “True Grit” as the only Best Picture nominees to reach that mark this year. “The Fighter” has slowed too much to get there and a re-release of “The Social Network” didn’t go as well as planned in that regard. (Courtesy: Exhibitor […]
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BOX OFFICE: Bieber fever
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:13 am · February 13th, 2011
All four at the top are new releases, but “Black Swan” will cross $100 million tomorrow or Tuesday, “The King’s Speech” will get there next weekend, and “True Grit” is at $160 million and climbing. (Courtesy: Exhibitor Relations)
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BOX OFFICE: Is there a game on?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:05 pm · February 6th, 2011
And with that, “True Grit” crosses $150 million domestic and keeps chugging. “The King’s Speech” moved up a notch in rank and still has $100 million in its sights (and has also leaped-frogged a few 2011 debuts in the process). “Black Swan” brings up the rear and one more week will get it across that […]
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